Dementia Post Diagnosis Support Service
Description: The London Borough of Bromley and the Southeast London Integrated Commissioning Board (SELICB) will be undertaking the recommissioning of the Dementia Post Diagnosis Support Service (Dementia Hub). It is a comprehensive support service for people who have been diagnosed with Dementia, their Carers and the professionals who support them. The Service aim is to improve health and wellbeing, reduce and/or delay the need for costly or intensive services by delivering support in the community. The Dementia Post Diagnosis Support Service is an established pathway from the point of diagnosis to the point when a person becomes eligible for statutory services. The Service is jointly commissioned by the Council and SELICB. The Council intends to tender for a new service contract which will be for a period of 5 (read more...)
Summary: The London Borough of Bromley, jointly with the Southeast London Integrated Commissioning Board, plans to recommission a community-based dementia post-diagnosis support service, known as the Dementia Hub. It will support people diagnosed with dementia, their carers and the professionals working with them, providing a pathway from diagnosis until people become eligible for statutory services. The service is intended to improve health and wellbeing and reduce or delay the need for more costly or intensive support. This is health and social care work delivered in Bromley, in south-east London.